The New Jersey Supreme Court has a long history of liberally interpreting election laws to “effectuate their purpose” in a manner consistent with the public interest and the statutory scheme. The Court’s recent decision in New Jersey Democratic Party, Inc. v. Samson, however, is a veiled departure from that history. In New Jersey Democratic Party, all seven justices concurred in an opinion that undermined the New Jersey Legislature’s intent to establish mandatory deadlines for creating and filling election vacancies. The Legislature’s purpose for these deadlines was to provide election officials sufficient time to prepare for an election, to protect absentee and military voters, to prevent last-minute political maneuvering that deprives voters of sufficient time to evaluate the candidates, and otherwise to provide for orderly elections.